NOV 23TH, 2020 PROSPECT SPOTLIGHT

Azyah Newson-Cole

Lincoln Way Central

2023 PG Azyah Newson-Cole is in her second year at Lincoln Way Central with a lot of buzz surrounding her. After a very productive freshman season, Cole will be the focal point and the talk of opposing teams during this sophomore season. She brings a plethora of dimensions to her game that will help her team and cause problems for the opposition. Offensively, Cole is extremely quick off the bounce and has excellent athleticism that helps her finish plays through and over players in traffic. In transition she’s able to get downhill quicker than most people and that allows her to make plays easily for herself, as well as her teammates. Cole also scores in a variety of ways, whether its shooting her floater, knocking down the midrange or hitting the three. She has expanded her range in the offseason and she can shoot it from deep. Defensively, Azyah can be a menace when guarding players. She’s an in your face defender, with toughness and grit, who brings it every possession on the defensive end. She guards full court and has great hands, which helps her regularly get deflections and steals. An underrated part to Cole’s game is her ability to rebound. She does it over bigger players with her high vertical and this allows her to get it off the rim to start fast breaks. Look for Cole to keep improving and progressing in her skill set and become an even better player throughout her sophomore season. 

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